2026–2027 Governing Council
Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
President
PF Bovidae LLC
N. Chesterfield, VA
Glenn Duff PhD, PAS
Past President
New Mexico State University
Clayton, NM
Ryon Walker, PhD, PAS
Secretary
McGregor Research Center, Texas A&M AgriLife
McGregor, TX
Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
President-elect
Merck Animal Health
Idalou, TX
Peter Erickson, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Treasurer
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Bill Weiss PhD, PAS
Editor-in-Chief AAS
The Ohio State University
Cincinnati, OH
Kristin Hales
Foundation Chair
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
William “Bill” Price, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Historian
DAF/OSC/CVM/FDA (Retired)
Smithsburg, MD
Stephen Schmidt, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Examining Board Chair
Auburn University (Retired)
Auburn, AL
Stacey Gunter, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Interim ACAS President
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Woodward, OK
Jordan Adams, Assoc. PAS
ASAS Graduate Student Representative
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX
Caitlin Zaring
ADSA Graduate Student Representative
Assoc. PAS
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN